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Report says ICE has dropped plans for detention center at this huge N.J. military base

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Opponents welcomed word from the federal Government Accountability Office that Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean and Burlington counties would not be a site of an ICE detention center.

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PhillyVoice
Trump administration scraps plan to use South Jersey military base for ICE detention (opens PhillyVoice)
Published Sep 29, 2026
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The Trump administration has abandoned plans to use South Jersey's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for ICE detention, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
NJ.com / Star-Ledger
Report says ICE has dropped plans for detention center at this huge N.J. military base (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)
Published Sep 30, 2026
NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description
Opponents welcomed word from the federal Government Accountability Office that Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean and Burlington counties would not be a site of an ICE detention center.